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(1845 - ?)
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 61st Georgia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
He enlisted in Company E as Private - July 10, 1861 at age 16. Appointed Color-Bearer.
On the Campaign
He was wounded in the knee in action on 17 September 1862 at Sharpsburg and captured.
The rest of the War
He was paroled at Ft. McHenry, MD and sent to Fortress Monroe, VA for exchange on 13 October 1862. He was absent on wounded furlough into at least February 1863, but present with his Company again in March. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865, then being 19 years old.
References & notes
Basic information from Henderson1, who lists him as F.G. Williams. His first name, POW details, and age at surrender from his service jacket at the National Archives.
Birth
06/1845; Montgomery County, GA
Death
Date not known
1 Henderson, Lilian, compiler, Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865, 6 vols., Hapeville (GA): Longino & Porter, 1959-1964, Vol. 6 (posted online by Ray Fincham, Jr.) [AotW citation 13282]